New (Climbing) Bike Advice

monkeyslayer

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120339657#Comment_120339657

Jeez that last bike is a disgrace, the frames a write off. Feel like flagging it as dangerous or something.

Wishbone Ash

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120341569#Comment_120341569

No, not in Ireland. I should have clarified that I was referring to 20/30/40km descents abroad.

Wishbone Ash

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120341729#Comment_120341729

Leaving aside the fact that both are in Co Meath, they are very short descents and not particularly 'technical'.

magicbastarder

the most technical descent from bellewstown would be bellewstown bridge, past the quarry. but it's an only 120m drop IIRC.

fat bloke

Well, I've done 2 Marmottes and spent 5 summer weeks in the alps climbing and descending every day and, for me, it was not an issue. It's a remote possibility in extreme circumstances and very poor technique, is all it is.

Disk brakes would be a better alright for long steep hairpin descents but that's not to say rim brakes are bad, just not as good, and the rim bike will be lighter for the climb.

My overriding memory of Marmotte 22 on the Glandon was of a disk braker zoom by me into a hairpin, fail to stop and go straight on into the trees! 😁